{"product_id":"everyday-goodbyes","title":"Everyday Goodbyes","description":"Separation often evokes feelings of fear and anxiety in all of us―children, parents, and teachers alike. Because the success or failure of early separation experiences can affect a child’s movement toward independence, teachers and parents must know how to help young children cope with the unpleasant feelings sometimes associated with separation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eEveryday Goodbyes\u003c\/em\u003e (her follow-up to \u003cem\u003eStarting School: From Separation to Independence\u003c\/em\u003e), Nancy Balaban once again addresses this critical aspect of child development. Emphasizing the need for parents and teachers to work together in phasing children into a child-care, preschool, or kindergarten program, she offers many sensitive, practical suggestions to ease the separation process for all involved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePositioning separation as the underlying curriculum for all early childhood programs, this wonderful book:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Helps teachers and parents to understand why children take time to adjust.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Uses photographs and real-life anecdotes of children, teachers, and parents to illustrate all aspects of the adjustment process.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Includes activities for the classroom that support children’s movement toward independence and self-confidence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Includes children with special needs, those who come from special circumstances, as well as the range of cultural differences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Provides sample “phase-in” schedules for planning the first days of a program, a sample letter of introduction that can be sent to parents, and a list of books for children, adults, and professionals.","brand":"Teachers' College Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54616648876376,"sku":"9780807746394","price":32.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780807746394.jpg?v=1778559365","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/everyday-goodbyes","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}